Nora at 19 (almost 20) months

Here's my big girl at 19 months. She seems so grown-up these days. She's becoming independent, opinionated (especially about which shoes she wears) and so much fun. She's a very sweet girl who absolutely loves helping. She gets a big kick out of us letting her try to do "big people" things. She regularly helps unload the dishwasher and bring the trash in from the curb. She also recently started "helping" make chocolate milk by getting a sippy cup out of her cabinet, the chocolate syrup out of the refrigerator and a spoon from the drawer. This girl could live on chocolate milk!

helping Daddy bring in the trash can

helping Uncle Dan make chocolate milk

Besides helping, she is still very much into imitating us. For example, an old iPhone she plays with in her back pocket like Mommy:

The above picture also shows her new mode of transportation up and down the stairs: her feet! She loves to hold our hand or the stair rails and walk up and down like a big kid. 

More imitating: "working" on the computer with Daddy (above) and "cupping coffee" (below)

The mid-November snow storm brought out the fur coat Aunt Becca & Uncle Jake got her before she was born.

Some days the only "lunch" this picky eater will eat is a bowl of dry cheerios on the kitchen floor. Look at those long legs! Also, you'll note Nora is rarely away from one of her baby dolls. She can't get enough!

At Nora's 18-month appointment, she was 21 lbs and 32 inches long - 20th percentile in weight, 50th percentile in length. I guess she'll be long and skinny (I don't know where she gets that....).

I'll leave you with these two cute shots:

friends!

my happy girl